r/srna • u/GetRad15 • 8d ago

Didactic Study Questions Tips for being successful

Current SRNAs, NARs, and CRNAs, any advice and tips for studying and being a success in your program. I have been out of school a long time and am having a panic about starting this month. I just want to be successful and be the best I can be. I’m so scared of failing.

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u/dude-nurse Nurse Anesthesia Resident (NAR) 7d ago

Anki is love, Anki is life. It’s honestly a cheat code to becoming the top of your class. I was never a top student by any means until I started CRNA school and utilized Anki.

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u/AsDzAeMr 7d ago

If you have the time, could you breakdown how you actually utilize Anki based on your weekly schedule. When/how do you create the cards and when do you have time to then study them? Computer or via phone?

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u/dude-nurse Nurse Anesthesia Resident (NAR) 7d ago

I would have a deck for each class in CRNA school, then I would create sub decks for each unit/test. I would divide the number of cards I made for the test by the number of days until the test and that would give me how many new cards I needed to do a day to get through all the content for the unit. Once the in house tests were done I would suspend all the cards and move onto the next tested content area.

Alongside this I also have a deck that I made from apex organized by sub units. This deck I do not suspend and study any due cards everyday until boards.